Multi Purpose Needle Plate; Accessories; Needles - Kenmore 17570 Owner's Manual

ACCESSORIES
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MULTI PURPOSE NEEDLE
PLATE
(Flat-bedtype)
This multi purpose needle plate pro-
vides a small round hole for straight
stitching and a wide oval hole for zig
zag and decorative stitching.
CHANGING MULTI PURPOSE
NEEDLE PLATE
1. Raise needle to its highest position
and raise presser foot.
2. Open hand hole cover plate.
3. Remove multi purpose needle plate
by placing thumb under edge of
plate and lifting it up and out.
4. Reverse and reposition the needle
plate as shown.
5. Lock it into place by fixing hand
hole cover plate in position.
CAUTION
DO NOT BEND multi purpose needle
plate when you reverse the plate.
SEAM GUIDES
Seam guides are printed on either side
of the needle plate to aid you in guiding
your fabric.
The cornering guides are convenient
when turning a square corner 5/8"
from the fabric edge. See next
section of this book for directions.
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NEEDLES
Use KENMORE needles. The size of
the needle should conform with the
size of the thread and be_ should be
suitable to the fabric (See next page).
Never use a bent needle or one with a
blunt point.
Fig. 1. shows you the exact length of
your needle. Be sure you neve¢ use
one in your machine that is not this
exact length.
You will find among your accessories
"Q NEEDLES,." with blue shanks.
These are special needles to be used
when sewing certain knits and certain
.difficult synthetic fabrics. If you ex-
perience skipped stitches in any of
your sewing, use "O NEEDLE,." .
PLACEMENT OF NEEDLE
Raise needle bar to its highest position
by turning the hand wheel toward you.
Loosen the needle clamp screw. Hold-
ing the needle with the flat side away
from you, slip the needle into the
needle bar. When it is in as far as it
will go, tighten the needle clamp screw
with a screwdriver.
If you have a double needle for decora-
tive stitching, it is inserted in the same
manner as the single needle.
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